Re: [PATCH] x86: hpet: Don't default CONFIG_HPET_TIMER to be y for X86_64

[Clemens Ladisch]

Feng Tang wrote:
> On many new phone/tablet platforms like Baytrail/Merrifield etc,
> the HPET are either defeatured or has some problem to be used
> as a reliable timer. As these platforms also have X86_64, we
> should not make HPET_TIMER default y for all X86_64.

The help text still says:
| You can safely choose Y here.  [...]
| Choose N to continue using the legacy 8254 timer.

Are these statements still true for those platforms?


Regards,
Clemens
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